Pardon me, I’m about to go on a rant right now….
Campaign Finance – Reform it. Now. If you can’t generate a grass roots campaign then you have no business in politics. It makes be physically ill how much we spent to fund election campaigns.
The profile of a candidate – Naturally, it is impossible to attract average candidates who represent the average citizen. Either you are a career politician who is independently wealthy or you enjoy a flexible work situation. Exceptions occur, of course. But lets not pretend that the average citizen of the US falls into either of these categories. The issue is fundamentally wrong at its core. Elected office should not be a full time job. It should be a volunteer effort, that is conducted in our spare time. It should be unpaid. It should be crafted in a way that your average job, your average life isn’t completely interrupted. It should be part time and it should be a passion. With technology, there should be no reason why this can’t work, except that people don’t want to change.
Direct Mail Campaigns and Commercials – do these influence anyone anymore? Maybe I live in a social and generational bubble, but mostly, direct mail campaigns and campaign commercials make me angry that they are so obviously nonobjective and costly.
